Muscle Weakness

Muscle weakness (myasthenia) ranges from a brief bout of weakness to paralysis. Muscle weakness can be the result of a harmless overexertion, but may also be a symptom or the consequence of a serious disorder.

Muscles fatigue extraordinarily fast and become less powerful. Muscles cannot move or exert force, or only to a limited extend – they are weak.

Muscle weakness has many causes including:

Overexertion and injury (from aching muscles to rupture of a muscle fiber, e.g. due to sports)

Wrong or unhealthy diet (lack of minerals and vitamins)

Accidents or disorders weakening the patient’s body, confining them to bed and causing immobility (e.g. stroke, infections or injury of the cruciate ligament in the knee, meniscus, spinal disk and back problems, hip surgery)